Outdoor Discovery Adventure: 2011 ODA Awesome G.Irau Expedition

Lots of trip ODA had conducted for the past 5 years...

It is either :- Good Trip, Ok Trip, No Feeling Trip or Disaster Trip.

As for 2011 Feb ODA Gunung Irau - It's a SUPERB trip.....

A superb trip that not just happen naturally.

But it is a superb trip with different forces from everyone's efforts and energy that been combined - TOGETHER.

Special thanks to our F-1 CRV Driver - Mr Tan, F-1 Off Road Driver - Lim Vui, F-1 City Driver - Jess Teo and F-1 Safe Driver - Tee Mok Ying on the safe road journey....

Welcome to Wai San, Huey Khim, Kai Jien, Jang Fung and Chok Ping to ODA's expedition. Hope the three days fine weather expedition empower your enthusiasm on mountain hiking activity.

Thanks to Our 冲锋队 - Mr. Lim Vui, Simpson, Mok Ying, Mr. Tan and, Valerie for carrying the flysheet to Peak, nice set up on the flysheet prior to the rest to arrive. Hopefully that although with fast speed, you all didn't missed out the serenity, peaceuful surrounding and the unique formation of each plantations in this mountain... It is indeed always an extra supplements for ODA having you all along in the trip.

My friends... Jennette, Jess, Sun and Jacky - Finally the trip we been talking about for months came real into the our mind, ended with good memories printed in our brain and bonded each of us more than before. Very happy that we're in the same group - Thanks to our trip leader DPST...

Jennette was right about "adviser looks serious" during the trip... but somehow beside being very careful with every single issue arise, being more serious than our normal hangout, you all make my trip with those jokes and brought lots of joys to us.

Hopefully Irau trip serve as a good start for you all to enter a new hobby chapter in your life. After all, maybe you all heard that Irau is tough due to water scarcity, but it wasn't as tough as its been told, right? Most importantly, all of us made it to the top and return Together.

Special Thanks to each of the ODA...

Lots and lots of memorable moment together along these years.

Lots of hard works, sacrifaction on personal times in order to ensure the trip is safe and smooth.

There is no other best word that best fit in, beside Thank You and Appeciated Each of Your Hard Works and Dedications to this activity - PST, ABS, ACN, OPY & ADWJJ.

Keep on creating the wonders to yourself, and to others.... Good Job !!!!

Sun burned on neck occured after trip, but this is the 1st time ever we have perfect weather on Gunung Irau expedition. Rarely happens in this part of the highlands that isn't a single drop from the sky for 3 days.

The re-visit to Gunung Irau, has once again re-open my sight on the human impacts on this muddy trail. Serious trail errosion had added more challanges to us which certain part of the trail required us to half hanging our hand and body in order to advance a step further or crawling along the muddy area to reach our destination...

The spectacular view of mountains follow by mountains range, night view of clear sky with stars, freezing temperature which hardly can be felt in anywhere in our tropical temperature are always the main few reasons that Gunung Irau attracted many people's visit.

But sadly seeing that while human being enjoying the gift from natural enviroment, in return human being kept on destroying the great natural habitat by simply dumping environmental unfriendly items to the environment. An obvious area at Camp Botak which destroyed plastic bottle, plastic bag can be seen at the campground.

Sometimes, is a question mark in mind on our selfish action, which we would throw away anything that is no longer have purpose or value to us easily. Perhaps, if we think wider and deeper, there are many items is reusable, recycle...

Although all of us did carried the trash from Irau Peak till trail entrance, did not trash around as other group of hikers, but an adds-on inspiring action I have witnessed was Jang Fong and Chok Ping to tie up the bottle, carried all the way from Peak to trail entrance and bring back as re-use items, re-use for next expedition is something that worth to follow.

Instead of destroying the plastic bottle on each trip for easier carrying purpose or with the reason of no more space in backpack. After all, if we can fit it into our backapack at the beginning of the trip, carry it into the jungle, it is unreasonable that we can't carry it out in the same condition.

Hopefully all ODA could encouraged more members to follow Jang Fong and Chok Ping action and share this knowledge with more member who going along in future.